We have previously posted the track College, and now San Francisco based Rogue Wave have released Siren’s Song off their fifth studio album Nightingale Floors, out June 4th on Vagrant Records. The new record recalls the band’s indie-rock and folk-like tendencies from its first three albums – 2003’s Out Of The Shadow, 2005’s Descended Like Vultures, and 2007’s Asleep At Heaven’s Gate, but also include an experimental edge … Continue reading New Track From Rogue Wave
Musical films today in the shape of a hazy, tripped out offering from The Away Days, some brilliant dirty blues rock from The Detroit Rebellion, and an incendiary live performance from Paradise who continue to single-handedly keep the sixties mod revival going in Portland, Oregon. Finally, take a sepia tinged road trip for the indie folk of Green Apple Sea. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: The Away Days || The Detroit Rebellion || Paradise || Green Apple Sea
Case Studies is the musical project of Jesse Lortz, a prolific Seattle based musician and half of former MM faves The Dutchess & The Duke. In 2011, he released the excellent solo album The World is Just a Shape to Fill the Night. He has announced his new album This Is Another Life which will be released on Sacred Bones on the 11th June. As … Continue reading New Album From Case Studies
Better late than never, here is our monthly round-up of the best of our April downloads together with a handful of brand new tracks. More than twenty songs especially prepared for you to put together an eclectic and appealing mix to impress all your friends and bore your boring work colleagues. Enjoy! Wild Wild Wets – Criminal Blue Tripped out, freaked out, psych pop. . Hey … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best of the Month: April 2013
I caught the bus To the shit town blues Playing my saxophone In a bluesy mood The downtown shit town blues It is fair to say that writer-producer David Lineal who has released seven albums under the Bird Names moniker with an evolving gallery of musicians has been around the block – lurking contentedly in the D.I.Y. underground since 2005. The music itself is a melting pot … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Bird Names
Despite living in just a small, really small, town on the edge of the Cotswolds in Oxfordshire, it is a town that brims over with talent of all kinds. None more so than artist and photographer Jon Mackay who over the past couple of years has built an ever increasing reputation for his band posters promoting gigs, tours and releases including work for The Vaccines, … Continue reading Jon Mackay – Poster Exhibition
New Communion Records signings Catfish And The Bottlemen are a guitar band from North Wales, whose debut single Homesick is out on the 17th June. It’s impressive stuff – particularly given that they’re none of them a day over 19 years old…. The single starts off gently enough, but soon ignites like petrol on a barbecue, turning into a cacophony of infectious guitar thrash and helter … Continue reading Introducing >>> Catfish & The Bottlemen
Best known as front man for Southern psych-rockers Dead Confederate and as a member of the collective juggernaut Diamond Rugs, T. Hardy Morris has announced the July 30th release of Audition Tapes, the debut solo album from this talented and prolific Athens, GA based musician. Stark and startling in its evocative, atmospheric power, Audition Tapes sees Morris unleashing something quite unique, a kind of outlaw country … Continue reading Debut Album From T. Hardy Morris
Australia’s The UV Race are set to release a new 7”, Queens Of Punk, later this year on No Patience. Known for dragging melodious pop songs through a devolved, malodorous glam-punk aesthetic, exploring possibilities of the first wave of punk and gutter-glitter psych stomp. You can stream the first single Glam below. Order via Bandcamp here. Continue reading Introducing >>> The UV Race
This week, Suicide Squeeze has released a new 7″ from Texas jangle-psych freaks, The Numerators. Premiered on the always excellent BrooklynVegan blog, this young band of misfits manage to combine a love of David Lynch’s twisted take on the ‘50s with a requisite dash of Lone Star homage to 13th Floor Elevators. Stream it below and watch the video for b-side Finally Sees. . Continue reading MM Shorts 369: The Numerators
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